fendersrule
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2018
- Messages
- 703
- Reaction score
- 341
I've only entered one home brew competition. I've entered 2 beers in 2019, which happened to be my first few home-brews ever!
The official rating scale is out of 50 points. 40 points is EXCELLENT (like, it could literally be sold on store shelves) and 50 is.....world class perfection. Basically you're likely not to hit 50/50 as it's nearly impossible.
30 means that you made a "good" beer. Anything lower than 30 means that the beer is flawed in some way. That's the general gist of it.
My IPA, which I thought wan't that good as it was a last-ditch "whatever" entry, scored 33/50 on average. My Pale Ale scored a 36.5/50 on average, and also hit the "Mini BOS". I knew going in that my Pale ale tasted better, and I wasn't really happy with my IPA, so this is no surprise. However, this told me that my beers were at the minimum, "good" beers and my Pale Ale was good enough to brag a little about!
Curious as to how most people here plan for competitions. I'm about to enter the second round, and I believe that I'm going score higher than ever this time.
What my plan to hit 2020 strong is:
1) If you want to enter an IPA, then it better be damn good. I mean, it better taste world class. The problem is that most people's IPAs won't taste world class, and the competition is stiff in this area. Think twice about an IPA. Think twice about a Pale Ale, too. BUT....
What I'm doing this year is going straight experimental. But also, I'm going with recipes found on this exact forum.
This year, I am betting 100% on adding adjuncts to beer. Add some sort of addition that separates you out from the rest. Be different. This could be a very bad idea, but it could be the best idea ever too?
For this year, I am doing a Raspberry Lactose IPA, and for my second entry I'm doing the Lemon-Lime Hefe from the forum!
How do you plan for competitions?
The official rating scale is out of 50 points. 40 points is EXCELLENT (like, it could literally be sold on store shelves) and 50 is.....world class perfection. Basically you're likely not to hit 50/50 as it's nearly impossible.
30 means that you made a "good" beer. Anything lower than 30 means that the beer is flawed in some way. That's the general gist of it.
My IPA, which I thought wan't that good as it was a last-ditch "whatever" entry, scored 33/50 on average. My Pale Ale scored a 36.5/50 on average, and also hit the "Mini BOS". I knew going in that my Pale ale tasted better, and I wasn't really happy with my IPA, so this is no surprise. However, this told me that my beers were at the minimum, "good" beers and my Pale Ale was good enough to brag a little about!
Curious as to how most people here plan for competitions. I'm about to enter the second round, and I believe that I'm going score higher than ever this time.
What my plan to hit 2020 strong is:
1) If you want to enter an IPA, then it better be damn good. I mean, it better taste world class. The problem is that most people's IPAs won't taste world class, and the competition is stiff in this area. Think twice about an IPA. Think twice about a Pale Ale, too. BUT....
What I'm doing this year is going straight experimental. But also, I'm going with recipes found on this exact forum.
This year, I am betting 100% on adding adjuncts to beer. Add some sort of addition that separates you out from the rest. Be different. This could be a very bad idea, but it could be the best idea ever too?
For this year, I am doing a Raspberry Lactose IPA, and for my second entry I'm doing the Lemon-Lime Hefe from the forum!
How do you plan for competitions?